Posts by Jonathan Bramwell

Rent Cornbury Park in Oxfordshire. It’s not often that a house of such scale as Cornbury Park is available for a long-term rent. Arabella Youens asks what sort of person might be in the market for it… The 17th-century Cotswold country house of Cornbury Park, near Charlbury in Oxfordshire, home to the Rotherwick family for…

Jonathan Bramwell, Head of the Country Team for The Buying Solution, shares his step by step guide on negotiation tactics and how to get the best deal on your property, or for your client. Step one: Research the Vendor’s Position Ask or try to establish, what is driving the sale? Are the vendors motivated by getting…

Great and Little Tew are positioned close to Chipping Norton in classic, unspoilt north Oxfordshire countryside, most of which forms part of The Great Tew Estate. The area has always been popular for those who require easy access to both Oxford and London with the added bonus that it is within a 15 minute drive…

The 55 minute train commute from London to Banbury has really put the area on the map, particularly for London commuters. Where in the past the journey from London was over 75 minutes and trains were less frequent, commuters can now enjoy a short and pleasant journey on the Chiltern Line spending their time browsing…

The best village houses in Surrey. In search of the perfect place to live within commutable Surrey, time and again buyers are drawn to a trio of villages just south of Guildford. One particular area of Surrey remains in high demand for its commutability and its thriving villages… Read the full article for Katherine Watters‘s…

The new, unexpected commuter hotspots. People who work in London are buying in York. David Prosser reports on the latest trend in the quest for affordable homes… For commuters looking for a family home within easy reach of their workplace, choosing where to live is difficult. On the one hand, no one wants a long…

South Oxfordshire named Britain’s top spot to live: four of the best villages for London commuters between Reading and Oxford. Why was this rolling stretch of English countryside, less than an hour from London, voted Britain’s finest rural location? It’s down to good local schools, pretty hamlets and perfect village pubs. Up to 50,000 Londoners will…